2. THE INVENTION OF WINGS, by Sue Monk Kidd. The relationship between a wealthy Charleston girl, Sarah Grimke, who will grow up to become a prominent abolitionist, and the slave she is given for her 11th birthday.

Last week: 2Weeks on list: 5

3. LETTING GO, by Maya Banks. A widow and her late husband's best friend encounter each other in a club devoted to the darker edges of desire.

Last week: 1Weeks on list: 1

4. SYCAMORE ROW, by John Grisham. A sequel, about race and inheritance, to "A Time to Kill."

Last week: 5Weeks on list: 16

5. BE WITH ME, by J. Lynn. As tragedy strikes a college campus, a star-crossed couple must decide what they are willing to risk to be together.

Last week: 1Weeks on list: 1

6. THE HUSBAND'S SECRET, by Liane Moriarty. A woman's life is upended when she discovers a letter from her husband she was not meant to read.

1. LONE SURVIVOR, by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson. The only survivor of a Navy SEALs operation in northern Afghanistan describes the battle and his escape.

Last week: 1Weeks on list: 12

2. THE MONUMENTS MEN, by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter. The attempt to preserve, and later to locate, art works stolen by the Nazis during World War II; the basis for the movie.

Last week: 2Weeks on list: 5

3. TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE, by Solomon Northup. The narrative, first published in 1853, of a freeman who was kidnapped and sold into slavery, and spent 12 years in bondage before escaping; the basis of the recently released movie.